Northland Regional Council

Request for Proposals (RFP) For Inspection, Control and Reporting of Manchurian Wild Rice in Northland – Panel Arrangement

This request for proposal (RFP) details the requirements set out by the Northland Regional Council (NRC) for the selection of a Panel of Suppliers to provide professional services to deliver the Progressive Containment programme for the pest plant species Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia). This involves the inspection, agrichemical control and the associated reporting for infestations of this pest plant species, primarily in the Kaipara region, Northland.

Manchurian wild rice is a giant grass that grows up to 4m high. It has significant impacts on horticultural and pastural land, and freshwater habitats. The current objective of this program is the eradication of all Manchurian wild rice infestations outside of the core high density infestation centered around the Wairoa river (referred to as the Intransigent Zone).